Wilfried Bornemann

Wilfried Bornemann (2 March 1915-27 August 1945) was a German panzer commander during World War II.

Biography
Wilfried Bornemann was born in Komotau, German Empire (present-day Chomutov, Czech Republic) on 2 March 1915 to a family of Germans. He joined the Wehrmacht in 1935 and became a panzer commander, and he saw action in the invasion of Poland in 1939, the Battle of France in 1940, Operation Barbarossa in 1941, the fighting against the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1944, and Operation Overlord in 1944. In 1944, he led a panzer detachment at the Battle of Dolancourt, in which American forces attacked retreating German forces as they retreated from Troyes. Bornemann was killed when his tank was destoryed in battle with the US Army.